Photograph of the flyers for the Missouri River Passenger Packet on YELLOW-STONE (D.N. Greenleaf, master) and for the Regular Passenger Packet for Lexington, Liberty, Weston, & St. Joseph, Missouri River on the steam boat KATE SWINNEY (P.M. Chouteau, master).
I piloted this boat St. Louis to Missouri City with tow and returned light. The only boat of the famous Barrett Line that ever entered the Missouri [River].
Corps of Engineers Snagboat Missouri on Mo. River, 1912. Burned at Gasconade Mo. July 28, 1928. Was sunk behind dike about 2 miles below Gasconade, Dec. 1929. Winter ice breakup broke hole in dike. March 1930, channel was through hole. March 15, 1930, Dredge Kappa, hit and sank on top, Snagboat Missouri. George Kishmar.
Boat belonged to Capt. DENKMAN, friend of Golden Eagle's Jim Smith. Capt. Denkman attended some G.E. meetings. M. Buel May '05. Diesel excursion boat, steel hull, twin props. Built Chattanooga, TN, 1941. 64.5 x 20. Cat D-330 diesels, placed in 1966, total of 240 hp. Originally named Lake Queen, then owned by Pleasure Boats Inc., Normandy, MO. She was sold in 1960 to Agnew's Charter Boat Service, Louisville, KY. In 1961 was again sold, and the present owner renamed her. Owned by Mississippi River Charter Service, St. Louis, MO. From Sally's rememberance: I remember writing Capt. Denkman's name down a lot of times when doing inventory work at the museum. he gave a lot to the museum, a compass, lots of papers, and photos of Mississippi Bell. Comments by George and Sally Mitchell.
Steamer MONTANA sunk in Missouri River at St. Charles, Missouri., "Montana's bell is on J. W. Hubbard (washed on shore near Jeffersonville, Ind.) 1934." - Ruth Ferris
Photograph of the steamer MONTANA. "Carried 1000 tons Pittsburgh to St. Louis on maiden trip. Could have easily carried 500 tons more. Greats carrier on shallow water."
"Built at California, Pennsylvania in 1879 of finest Pennsylvania oak. Some of the fine boards were 60 feet long. She was extreme shallow draft - 7" forward - 11" amid ship and 14" on the stern when light. On her maiden trip - Pittsburgh to St. Louis - she brought around 1000 tons and carried it with the greatest ease. She could have easily carried 500 tons more. The Montana, Dacotah and Wyoming were sister boats. The Wyoming was slightly larger in tonnage. Each of these great boats went to Fort Benton, Montana in the Mountain trade, but the came to late to reap the golden harvest in that trade. They were to big for the upper Missouri and the wind up in the country made them very difficult to handle. When they came down they never went back again. The wreck of the Montana lies at the St. Charles bridge. These hulls were as fine as any ever built, and those skilled ship carpenters did it all without any blueprints as sternwheel boats go they ranked as the finest."